Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle / stomatitis
My baby Meeko got sick a couple of months ago and bounced back after a lot of medicine. I'm in a constant worry that he's going to get sick again and won't be able to make a come back. When I get to read about everyone's experiences and stories, it makes me feel so much better that I'm not alone in this. Meeko is my life and my soul mate. I dedicate every moment of my life to him and giving him constant love and happiness. Thank y'all so much for everything you do and being so caring. The moment he was diagnosed I joined this group and it has been so helpful in everything. Thank you all once again. I'm so sorry for your loss Beth and lorrie. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2013, at 7:33 AM, Beth wrote: > DeAnna - > > Napoleon's stomatitis symptoms were red, inflamed gums. > > Beth > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > From: DeAnna Dockery > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > Cc: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle > > So sorry for the loss of your precious baby! Praying for your healing heart! > Of I may ask, what symptoms did he have > For stomatitis? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 17, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Beth wrote: > >> Sorry about your baby, Lorrie. But you never know. Siblings can succumb at >> totally different times. I hope you have your tortie for a long time. >> >> Beth >> >> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org >> >> >> From: Lorrie >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle >> >> I am so sorry Beth. I lost a 10 month old young male to FelV yesterday. >> He was the third one of a litter of 4 FelV kittens I took in last June. >> I still have one, a dilute tortie, and so far she seems fine, but >> with this terrible disease we never know how long we'll have them. >> >> Thank you for loving this boy. They are all so precious and losing >> them never gets easier. >> >> Lorrie >> >> On 04-16, Beth wrote: >> >I had an FeLV cat who belonged to a friend. He was her cat, but lived >> >at my house because I have FeLV cats. He has been battling Stomatitis >> >the last few months. She picked him up to take him to the vet yesterday >> >morning. During his exam they felt a mass in his tummy. They put him >> >under to explore further. He had cancer from his abdomen to his >> >esophagus. They never woke him back up. He looked & acted so healthy >> >except for the stomatits. He is very much missed. He was a silly, >> >sweet, mischievous boy. & I loved him for all of it! >> >Beth >> >Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! >> >> >> >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Dilemma
> > From: Lee Evans >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:36 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Dilemma > > > >Perhaps for this issue you should look for a vet who already gives the vaccine >of your choice. Best of wishes to Gribble, the others and Velvet. > >I have a tripod who was originally run over in someone's driveway and left >there to suffer and die. A neighbor of mine who was feeding outside cats saw >her and took her home but did not have the money to have the leg amputated so >she just put the poor cat in a cage. A few days later gangrene set in and the >room where the cage was began to smell bad so the neighbor contacted me, asked >me to handle the situation. I don't know why she didn't bring the cat to me in >the first place but this woman was not really playing with a full deck, >although she did care about the strays. Jolene, as I named her after her $700 >dollar amputation, is still a feral cat but has been living the life of a >pampered house cat with my other rescued felines for about 6 years. Three of my FeLv cats turned negative after several months. Two others passed away after two years. Most of my FIV+ cats are still alive after 8 years except those who passed from old age or unrelated cancer. It's always difficult to lose a furry friend. > > > > >Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty >neighbors too! > > > > > >> >> From: Margo >>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:54 PM >>Subject: [Felvtalk] Dilemma >> >> >> >> >> >>First, I would like to offer heartfelt condolences to those who have lost >>their Fur kids. Even when you know it is inevitable, it is always far too >>soon. >> >> I have a problem which involves my FeLV boy. I'll try to keep it >>simple. Gribble has been with me for over a year. He lives with 6 other cats. When I first found him, he tested - for FeLV/FIV. He has recently tested positive (FeLV only) after a health crisis. At the time my Vet felt that there was no point in vaccinating the rest of the bunch he lives with, but will test as/if needed. >> >> I also feed some outdoor cats. Last week someone shot one of >>them. Although the attempt was made to save he leg, he is now three-legged. >>Obviously, he cannot go back outside. While researching the FeLV vaccine I >>came to the conclusion that the PureVax rFeLV would be the best choice. My >>Vet agreed to order it for me, but the practice owner has refused. I can buy >>a tray of 25, but at $459, it will be a stretch. So I'm looking for some >>wisdom for thse of you that have been there. In 30 yrs of rescue, I have >>never had a cat test positive for FeLV before. >> >> Do I simply put Velvet (the recent amputee) with a different group, that have never had any issues? They have all tested negative at one point or another, but then, so did Gribble. I'd prefer to have him with my special needs group, as they are the most closely supervised. What if I can't access the rFeLV? Are any of the other, adjuvanted vaccines going to help? I know they will increase FISS/VAS risk. >> >> So far, Velvet is still caged, but his stitches come out Monday. >>I can take him walk-about in a "safe" part of the house, but then, I guess he >>has to go back to the cage. >> >> Sigh. Any wisdom would be much appreciated. He's been thru so >>much that I'd really like him to have a good life. While I'd much prefer to >>keep him, for his sake, I have offered him for adoption through my Vet. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Margo and the gang >> >>___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Dilemma
eukemia.org/pipermail/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org/attachments/20130417/b7e30b18/attachment-0001.html> > >-- > >Message: 4 >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:38:46 -0400 >From: Lorrie >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle >Message-ID: <20130418113845.GA3038@lnx5> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Hi, Not sure if you want the symptoms of my cat, Willie, or Napoleon's >symptoms since the subject line above is the same. > >Anyway, Two of my FelV kittens died from anemia. Willie had a URI >which the vet cured with Zithromax, but he never rallied back, and >got thinner and weaker. After two months of hoping he'd finally gain >weight and get better I took him back to the vet who felt a mass on >his right kidney. Operating on a FelV positive, sick, weak kitten >was not an option, so he was PTS. > >I have had many FelV cats over the years and several died of tumors on >the spine, which resulted in them losing the use of their back legs. This >retrovirus can cause any number of things that eventually kill our babies. >Mostly it's been anemia however. > >Lorrie > >On 04-17, DeAnna Dockery wrote: >>So sorry for the loss of your precious baby! Praying for your healing >>heart! Of I may ask, what symptoms did he have >> > > > >-- > >Message: 5 >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:33:27 -0700 (PDT) >From: Beth >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle / stomatitis >Message-ID: > <1366288407.67243.yahoomail...@web121602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >DeAnna - > >Napoleon's stomatitis symptoms were red, inflamed gums. > >Beth > >Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter!?www.Furkids.org >? > > > > From: DeAnna Dockery >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Cc: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:42 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle > > > >So sorry for the loss of your precious baby! Praying for your healing heart! >Of I may ask, what symptoms did he have >For stomatitis?? > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Apr 17, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Beth wrote: > > >Sorry about your baby, Lorrie. But you never know. Siblings can succumb at >totally different times. I hope you have your tortie for a long time. >> >> >> >>Beth >> >>? >>Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter!?www.Furkids.org >>? >> >> >> >> >> From: Lorrie >>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:23 PM >>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle >> >> >>I am so sorry Beth. I lost a 10 month old young male to FelV yesterday. >>He was the third one of a litter of 4 FelV kittens I took in last June. >>I still have one, a dilute tortie, and so far she seems fine, but >>with this terrible disease we never know how long we'll have them.? >> >>Thank you for loving this boy. They are all so precious and losing >>them never gets easier. >> >>Lorrie >> >>On 04-16, Beth wrote: >>>? ? I had an FeLV cat who belonged to a friend. He was her cat, but lived >>>? ? at my house because I have FeLV cats. He has been battling Stomatitis >>>? ? the last few months. She picked him up to take him to the vet yesterday >>>? ? morning. During his exam they felt a mass in his tummy. They put him >>>? ? under to explore further. He had cancer from his abdomen to his >>>? ? esophagus. They never woke him back up. He looked & acted so healthy >>>? ? except for the stomatits. He is very much missed. He was a silly, >>>? ? sweet, mischievous boy. & I loved him for all of it! >>>? ? Beth >>>? ? Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! >> >> >> >>___ >>Felvtalk mailing list >>Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> >> >___ >>Felvtalk mailing list >>Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >-- next part -- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://felineleukemia.org/pipermail/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org/attachments/20130418/e221e5db/attachment-0001.html> > >-- > >Subject: Digest Footer > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > >-- > >End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5 >*** ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle
So sorry. I know how it feels to loose a loved one human or animal. I am hoping no more of my babies leave me soon. Beth wrote: > I had an FeLV cat who belonged to a friend. He was her cat, but lived at my > house because I have FeLV cats. He has been battlingStomatitis the last few > months. She picked him up to take him to the vet yesterday morning. During > his exam they felt a mass in his tummy. They put him under to explore > further. He had cancer from his abdomen to his esophagus. They never woke him > back up. He looked & acted so healthy except for the stomatits. He is very > much missed. He was a silly, sweet, mischievous boy. & I loved him for all of > it! Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle
I'm so sorry to hear about Napoleon's loss! Though his life was cut short, I'm happy to know he experienced nothing but love and kindness from you and your friend. Choosing to take care of an FeLV+ cat is a difficult decision; we know we're setting ourselves up for heartbreak as well as vet bills and lots of worry. However, it is also one of the most unselfish actions. We know these cats and kittens will be on earth for a much shorter time than most of their FeLV- counterparts but we choose to give it our best and give them one of the greatest cat lives imaginable! Thank you for doing that for Napoleon, Willie and all the other kitties you've taken care of. So many cats, whether healthy or unhealthy, don't get to experience kindness, love, safety or care yet your kitties have known nothing but that. Sincerely, -Amanda On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Lorrie wrote: > Hi, Not sure if you want the symptoms of my cat, Willie, or Napoleon's > symptoms since the subject line above is the same. > > Anyway, Two of my FelV kittens died from anemia. Willie had a URI > which the vet cured with Zithromax, but he never rallied back, and > got thinner and weaker. After two months of hoping he'd finally gain > weight and get better I took him back to the vet who felt a mass on > his right kidney. Operating on a FelV positive, sick, weak kitten > was not an option, so he was PTS. > > I have had many FelV cats over the years and several died of tumors on > the spine, which resulted in them losing the use of their back legs. This > retrovirus can cause any number of things that eventually kill our babies. > Mostly it's been anemia however. > > Lorrie > > On 04-17, DeAnna Dockery wrote: > >So sorry for the loss of your precious baby! Praying for your healing > >heart! Of I may ask, what symptoms did he have > > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand Russell ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle / stomatitis
DeAnna - Napoleon's stomatitis symptoms were red, inflamed gums. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: DeAnna Dockery To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Cc: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:42 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle So sorry for the loss of your precious baby! Praying for your healing heart! Of I may ask, what symptoms did he have For stomatitis? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Beth wrote: Sorry about your baby, Lorrie. But you never know. Siblings can succumb at totally different times. I hope you have your tortie for a long time. > > > >Beth > > >Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > > > > From: Lorrie >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:23 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle > > >I am so sorry Beth. I lost a 10 month old young male to FelV yesterday. >He was the third one of a litter of 4 FelV kittens I took in last June. >I still have one, a dilute tortie, and so far she seems fine, but >with this terrible disease we never know how long we'll have them. > >Thank you for loving this boy. They are all so precious and losing >them never gets easier. > >Lorrie > >On 04-16, Beth wrote: >> I had an FeLV cat who belonged to a friend. He was her cat, but lived >> at my house because I have FeLV cats. He has been battling Stomatitis >> the last few months. She picked him up to take him to the vet yesterday >> morning. During his exam they felt a mass in his tummy. They put him >> under to explore further. He had cancer from his abdomen to his >> esophagus. They never woke him back up. He looked & acted so healthy >> except for the stomatits. He is very much missed. He was a silly, >> sweet, mischievous boy. & I loved him for all of it! >> Beth >> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! > > > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle
Hi, Not sure if you want the symptoms of my cat, Willie, or Napoleon's symptoms since the subject line above is the same. Anyway, Two of my FelV kittens died from anemia. Willie had a URI which the vet cured with Zithromax, but he never rallied back, and got thinner and weaker. After two months of hoping he'd finally gain weight and get better I took him back to the vet who felt a mass on his right kidney. Operating on a FelV positive, sick, weak kitten was not an option, so he was PTS. I have had many FelV cats over the years and several died of tumors on the spine, which resulted in them losing the use of their back legs. This retrovirus can cause any number of things that eventually kill our babies. Mostly it's been anemia however. Lorrie On 04-17, DeAnna Dockery wrote: >So sorry for the loss of your precious baby! Praying for your healing >heart! Of I may ask, what symptoms did he have > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
